Garment-supporter.



No. 700,498. Patented May 20, 1902. w. s. HUNKINS.

GARMENT SUPPORTEB.

(Application filed Apr. 5, 1902.)

(No Model.)

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WILLIAM S. HUNKINS, OF MERRIAM PARK, MINNESOTA.

GARMENT-SUPPORTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 700,498, dated May 20,1902.

ig a app icatio fild DBOBml-JBI 2 1 190 Serial No. 87,542. Divided andthis application filed April 5, 1902 Serial No. 101,460. (No'modeh) Toall whom it may concern: Be it known that I, WILLIAM S. HUNKiNs, acitizen of the United States,residing at Merriam Park, county of Ramsey,Minnesota, have invented certain new and-useful Im! provements inGarment-Supporters,- of which the followingis a full, clear, and exactdescription.

This application is a division from my former application, Serial No.87,542, filed December 28', 1901, for garment-supporters.

My invention relates to garment-support ers.

The main object of my invention is to provide means for supportingthenether garments which shall be invisible when in use. Furthermore, theconstruction is such that a shirt or shirt-waist may be worn in theusual way to cover the upper portion of said garinent-supporter, whichshirt or shirt-waist will be properly held in place by the coaction ofcertain parts of construction hereinafter described.

Figure 1 is a perspective View of a garinentsupporterembodying myinvention.. Fig. 2 is an elevation of a detail. Fig. 3 is across-section of fragmentary-portions.

In the drawings, AA are suspenders or straps adapted to go over theshoulders of the wearer.

B is a band to which the straps A A may be attached,- preferablyby meansof buttons l), secured to the inside of said band. These buttons arepreferably provided with studs on the opposite side of said band, saidstuds being designed to receive a buttonhole-loop F, carried by thenether garment.

The garment-supporter when adjusted in place assumes the positionapproximately shown in Fig. 1. The nether garment is secured to the bandB by means of the buttonhole-loop F, which engages the proper stud E.Before the nether garment is attached, however, the shirt or shirt-waistmay be adjusted andthat portion of it, J, adjacent to the stud E may begrasped by the buttonholeloop F, so that it will be held between theloop and the stud, the portion F performing the double function ofsecuring the nethergarment G to the band B and also holding the lowerportion of the shirt or shirt-waistJ in place.

The part in the drawings designated bythe letter J is meant toillustrate a portion of the "shirt or shirt-waist, but in a conventionalmanner only. When the supporter is in use,

' the shirt-waist covering it renders it invisible.

It is preferred that the button D and stud E shall be mounted together.By this con= struction theiweight of the garments is sus-' tained in anefficient and easy manner. The buttonhole-loops may be made of metal,substantially as shown in Fig. 2, and attached to the garment by pins,if desired, in the proper position.

Manifestly many changes in all directions .may be made in details of thegarment-supporter shownwithout departing from the spirit and'scope of myinvention.

What I claim is- 1. As'an article of manufacture, a garment supportercomprising shoulder-straps, a band adaptedto encircle the wearer, abutton for connectingsaid shoulder -straps and said band, an extensionfor said button to the out side of said band to which outside garmentsmay be attached, substantially as described.

2. As an article of manufacture, a garmentadapted to coact with asuspender loop, a

stud projection from said band adjacent said button and abuttonhole-loop coacting with said stud and adapted to be attached to anether garment, substantiallyas described. 1 Signed at Minneapolis,Minnesota, this 24th day of March, 1902. WILLIAM S. BUNK-INS.

Witnesses:

W. S. WINGATE, W. O. BAILEY.

